Question

A client with cholelithiasis has a gallstone lodged in the common bile duct. when assessing this client, the nurse expects to note:______.

Answer 1

A client with cholelithiasis has a gallstone lodged in the common bile duct. when assessing this client, the nurse expects to note option(d) i.e, yellow sclerae.

The presence of one or more calculi (gallstones) in the gallbladder is referred to as cholelithiasis. Gallstones affect 20% of adults and 10% of those over 65 in affluent nations. Gallstones typically have no symptoms. Biliary colic is the most typical symptom; gallstones do not result in dyspepsia or fatty food intolerance. Early symptoms of jaundice, which develop when the common bile duct is blocked, include yellow sclerae. Normal urine is pale amber in color. Circumferential pallor and dark, tarry stools are symptoms of hypoxia and gastrointestinal bleeding, not ordinary bile duct obstruction.

Bile that has been stored in the gallbladder solidifies into a substance like a stone to create gallstones. Gallstones can be brought on by an excess of cholesterol, bile salts, or bilirubin (a bile pigment). Cholelithiasis is the medical term for the presence of gallstones within the gallbladder itself.

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The complete question is:

A client with cholelithiasis has a gallstone lodged in the common bile duct. When assessing this client, the nurse expects to note:

A. light amber urine.

B. black, tarry stools.

C. circumoral pallor.

D. yellow sclerae.